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Maja Petrović

Maja Petrović is a tango dancer who began dancing tango in Zagreb in 2002 and later taught classes there . She lived in Karlsruhe, Germany, from 2010 to 2018, turned professional in 2014, and from 2018 toured North America, Asia and Australia . She is listed as having partnered with Marko Miljevic, Marko Argentine and Jörg Just .

2011: 232012: 152013: 292014: 352015: 462016: 502017: 402018: 902019: 752020: 172021: 242022: 382023: 1322024: 592025: 282026: 12
2011’202026
performances filmed, by the year danced· our videos

2011: 23, 0; 2012: 15, 0; 2013: 29, 0; 2014: 35, 0; 2015: 46, 0; 2016: 50, 0; 2017: 40, 0; 2018: 90, 0; 2019: 75, 0; 2020: 17, 0; 2021: 24, 0; 2022: 38, 0; 2023: 132, 0; 2024: 59, 0; 2025: 28, 0; 2026: 12, 0

  1. 509 of Maja Petrović’s 713 filmed performances (71%) are with Marko Miljevic, 2011–2026.

    How we know

    Each filmed Occasion once, with the partner the video credits; a partner is named when they share at least half of them.

Maja Petrović is a tango dancer whose career began in Zagreb . She started dancing tango there in 2002 in a small group of enthusiasts . About five years later, around 2007, she began teaching regular classes at Tango Argentino Zagreb .

In 2010 she moved to Karlsruhe, Germany, where she lived until 2018 . She turned professional in tango in 2014 . In 2017 she performed at Tango Frostbite in Helsinki [2]. In 2018 she began touring North America, Asia and Australia, and she was again based in Zagreb .

A video listing records her as a dance partner of Marko Miljevic, Marko Argentine and Jörg Just .

History

Petrović's tango biography begins in Zagreb in 2002, when she started dancing in a small group of enthusiasts . Her biography states that she began teaching regular classes at Tango Argentino Zagreb about five years after she started, a date it gives as approximately 2007 .

She moved to Karlsruhe, Germany, in 2010 and remained there until 2018 . While based in Germany she turned professional in tango, in 2014 .

In 2018 she began touring North America, Asia and Australia . The same source places her back in Zagreb from that year .

Partners

A video listing names three dance partners for Petrović: Marko Miljevic, Marko Argentine and Jörg Just . The listing gives no dates or other details for these partnerships .

Performances

Petrović performed at Tango Frostbite in Helsinki in 2017 [2]. The source for this performance is a video titled "Maja Petrović & Marko Miljević - 'Bailando me diste un beso' - Canaro" [2].

References

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  1. 2.Maja Petrović & Marko Miljević - 'Bailando me diste un beso' - Canaro · youtube.com

How they dance

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Filmed

2011–2026

What they dance

  • Tango 58%
  • Milonga 23%
  • Vals 19%

Orchestras they dance to most

Signature venues

Cities filmed in

  • Seoul19 videos
  • Toronto19 videos
  • Verona12 videos
  • San Francisco11 videos
  • St Petersburg11 videos
  • Washington11 videos

Career

Titles, partnerships and events, newest first

  1. 2022Filmed at · Nora's Tango Week
  2. 2019Filmed at · Catania Tango Festival
  3. 2019Filmed at · Moscow Tango Holidays
  4. 2018Filmed at · Festivalito de Tango en Hong Kong
  5. 2017Filmed at · Milonga El Garrón
  6. 2016Filmed at · Milonga La Baldosa
  7. 2015Filmed at · Tango Tage Halle
  8. 2015Filmed at · Milonga El Garrón
  9. 2013Filmed at · Tango Festival Karlsruhe
  10. 2012Filmed at · Mediterranean Summer Tango Festival
  11. 2011First filmed with · Marko Miljevic

Tours

  1. 2018Begins touring North America, Asia and Australia; back in Zagreb.†

    Places named: Australia, Zagreb

What we don't know yet4 of 5 known

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Partnered with3

Marko Miljevic — partnered with Maja Petrović

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Partnered with Marko Argentine

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Partnered with Jörg Just

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Notes6

Starts tango in Zagreb in a small group of enthusiasts.2002

Single source

About five years in, begins teaching regular classes at Tango Argentino Zagreb (approximate).2007

Single source

Moves to Karlsruhe, Germany (until 2018).2010

Single source

Turns professional in tango.2014

Single source

Performs at Tango Frostbite, Helsinki.2017

Single source

Begins touring North America, Asia and Australia; back in Zagreb.2018

Single source

Era1

Era electronic-festival2011–2026

Single source

Partners

Danced together in TangoTube's videos · our data

Who danced with Maja Petrović, year by yearWhat they dance to

Events

Where they were filmed, most first · our data

Timeline

  1. 2002Starts tango in Zagreb in a small group of enthusiasts.

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  2. 2007About five years in, begins teaching regular classes at Tango Argentino Zagreb (approximate).

    source

  3. 2010Moves to Karlsruhe, Germany (until 2018).

    source

  4. 2014Turns professional in tango.

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  5. 2017Performs at Tango Frostbite, Helsinki.

    source

  6. 2018Begins touring North America, Asia and Australia; back in Zagreb.

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Most watched videos

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Connected

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Listen

  1. Milonga de mis amoresJuan D'Arienzo1970
  2. Campo afueraRodolfo Biagi · Teófilo Ibáñez1939
  3. TierritaJuan D'Arienzo · Héctor Mauré1941
  4. IncomprensiónFrancisco Canaro · Guillermo Rico1944
  5. Milonga del 83Juan D'Arienzo · Alberto Reynal1940
  6. La espuelaJuan D'Arienzo1946
  7. Flor de linoAníbal Troilo · Floreal Ruiz1947
  8. La vida es una milongaPedro Laurenz · Martín Podestá1941
  9. Yuyo brujoJuan D'Arienzo · Armando Laborde1964
  10. AnsiedadJuan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe1938
  11. Milonga queridaJuan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe1938
  12. Milonga que peina canasJuan D'Arienzo · Armando Laborde1952

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